Fomer Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has debunked allegation that he was taking credit for President Muhammad Buhari’s works in the state.
Orji, representing Abia Central at the Senate, said this in a statement yesterday by his media adviser, Norman Obinna.
He said such verbal criticisms were misdirected and a distortion of facts from people who could not sponsor any single bill nor attract any project during their time at the National Assembly.
He said, “It is comical for former Rep Stanley Ohajuruka to hide under politics to attack the former governor and speak about the very constituency he stagnated for four years during his time at the National Assembly.”
The aide noted that what a former lawmaker could not achieve in four years had been accomplished by Orji within his 20 months at the Senate.
“The ongoing rehabilitation of failed portions of the road is made possible due to pressure from the National Assembly members from the state, especially Orji and Chief Sam Onuigbo.
“Their pressure on FERMA and the Federal Ministry of Works for the rehabilitation of the road was so tense that the plan for the palliative work was unveiled and ratified..
“By facilitating the project and getting the Federal Government to respond to the immediate needs of his constituents, the former governor has discharged his responsibility.
“This gesture needed not be misconstrued as taking credit for a Federal Government project in the state”, he added.
Ohajuruka, had stated that it would be misleading for the former governor to take credit for a job President Muhammadu Buhari was doing for Abia state.
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